text_original: In the defence of the. city "Greek fire" plays a, leading part. This " Greek " or " Marine fire," the exact composition of which is not known, was a kind of sticky or viscid substance of a highly inflammable nature that was poured from cauldrons or vomited from tubes on to the ships or engines of the enemy.
text_transcription: IN THE DEFENCE OF THE CITY GREEK FIRE PLAYS A LEADING PART THIS GREEK OR MARINE FIRE THE EXACT COMPOSITION OF WHICH IS NOT KNOWN WAS A KIND OF STICKY OR VISCID SUBSTANCE OF A HIGHLY INFLAMMABLE NATURE THAT WAS POURED FROM CAULDRONS OR VOMITED FROM TUBES ON TO THE SHIPS OR ENGINES OF THE ENEMY
phonemes: ɪnðə dᵻfˈɛns ʌvðə. sˈɪɾi "ɡɹˈiːk fˈaɪɚ" plˈeɪz ˈeɪ, lˈiːdɪŋ pˈɑːɹt. ðˈɪs " ɡɹˈiːk " ɔːɹ " mɚɹˈiːn fˈaɪɚ," ðɪ ɛɡzˈækt kˌɑːmpəzˈɪʃən ʌvwˈɪtʃ ɪz nˌɑːt nˈoʊn, wʌzɐ kˈaɪnd ʌv stˈɪki ɔːɹ vˈɪsɪd sˈʌbstəns əvə hˈaɪli ɪnflˈæməbəl nˈeɪtʃɚ ðæt wʌz pˈɔːɹd fɹʌm kˈɔːldɹənz ɔːɹ vˈɑːmɪɾᵻd fɹʌm tˈuːbz ˌɔn tə ðə ʃˈɪps ɔːɹ ˈɛndʒɪnz ʌvðɪ ˈɛnəmi.